Understanding Christian-Muslim relations / Clinton Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Clinton.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Islam.

Islam--Relations--Christianity.

Relations.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

xi, 256 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2008]

Summary:

For centuries Christians and Muslims have engaged with each other in a variety of ways, peaceful and otherwise. Today, Christians represent an influential body of opinion that largely perceives Islam, post 9/11, as a threat. Yet Muslims represent approximately one third of the world's population. Improved understanding between Christians and Muslims is a crucial foundation for international peace and for common humanitarian action.

This book aims to investigate Islam's place in the world, Muslim aspirations vis-a-vis non-Muslims and the realities of how Christians perceive Muslims and Muslims Christians. It covers what has been said and written from the seventh to the present century.

Each chapter analyses accessible texts from key thinkers and commentators, broadly split into two camps: confrontational or conciliatory, including detailed treatment of Bible and Qur'an texts. Christian-Muslim relations are set in the wider context of civilizational, geo-political and economic interaction between the Muslim world and the historically Christian West.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction : confrontation versus conciliation, debate versus dialogue

The Bible : an agenda for dialogue or diatribe?

The Qur'an and Christianity : affection or hostility?

The traditional Christian confrontation approach towards Islam : classical contributors

Classical Christian conciliatory approaches towards Islam

The traditional Muslim confrontational approach towards Christianity

Classical Muslim conciliatory approaches towards Christianity

Contemporary Christian and Muslim confrontation

Contemporary Christian and Muslim conciliation

Conclusion : has progress occurred?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-247) and index.

ISBN:

9780826487827

0826487823

9780826487834

0826487831

OCLC:

167764392